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H. D. MANDEVILLE.

WASHING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. m5. RENEWED FEB. 14.1917.

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HENRY I). MANDEVILLE, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Application filed March 8, 1915, Serial No. 12,719.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. HENRY D. MANDE- vILLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inlVashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in washing machines, and theobjects of the invention are to provide a machine from which theinterior parts may be removed, so that all parts may be cleansed anddried andkept in a sanitary condition; one that can be placed upon astove, so that the clothes may be boiled while being washed and thushasten the washing process; one that will thoroughly wash garments andother articles without tearing the same; and one in which the mostsoiled garments may be cleansed at a minimum expenditure of time andlabor.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate the invention:

Figure 1 is a vertical central section of a washing machineconstructedin accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a broken plan view of the machine with its lid removed.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the machine.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the machine.

Fig. 5 is an irregular broken section on line V-V of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is an elevation of two brushes employed in carrying out theinvention.

In carrying out the invention, I employ a suitable tub 1 provided at itscentral portion with a vertically-arranged cylinder 2, rig idly securedto the tub bottom 3 by lugs 4.

5 designates a stationary shaft arranged within the cylinder 2 andprovided at its upper end with a circular track 6, upon which therollers 7 of a spider 8 travel.

The spider 8 is rotatably-mounted upon the upper portion of the shaft 5,which extends through the lid 9 of the tub, and has a thumb screw 10 forsecuring said lid 9 upon the tub. In addition to the rollers 7 thespider 8 is provided with rollers 11, which travel against the undersideof an annular track 12 and prevent the rollers 7 from rising off thetrack 6.

The spider 8 is rotated by a bevel gear 13 fixed thereto andintermeshing with a bevel gear 14, extending through an opening 15 inthe lid 9 and fixedly-mounted upon a shaft 16, journaled in bearings 17and provided at Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 20, 1917.

Renewed February 14, 1917. Serial No. 148,592.

its outer end with a hand-wheel 18 having a laterally projecting handle19, so that it may be rapidly rotated in one direction when but fewclothes are in the tub. The hand-wheel 18 is also provided with radialhandles 20, so that both hands may be employed in rotating said wheel 18when the tub contains a large number of clothes. The radial handles 20also provide convenient means for imparting alternate rotary motion tothe spider tom and side of the tub 1 and also surround-- ing thecylinder 2.

The bottom brushes 24 are radially arranged and spaced apart, asdisclosed by Fig. 2. The brushes 2-5 and 26 lining the side of the tuband surrounding the cylinder 2, respectively, are vertically arrangedwith their adjacent sides abutting each other as disclosed by Fig. 6.The backs of the brushes 25 and 26 have longitudinal regis-' teringrecesses 27. so that the water in the tub may flow freely between saidbrushes.

The brushes 24, 25 and 26, like the brushes 21 are removable, so thatthey may be exposed to the air and sun for the purpose of drying saidbrushes and keeping them sanitary. This arrangement of the brushes alsopermits the tub I to be maintained in a thoroughly sanitary condition byexposure to the air and sun.

In placing the brushes 241, 25 and 26 in the tub 1, the brushes 24 arefirst placed in position upon the bottom of the tub where they are heldby flanged rings 28'' and 29 slipped down against the bottom of the tuband arranged to fit against the side of said tub and embrace thecylinder 2, respectively, as disclosed by Fig. 1. The brushes 26 arethen placed around the cylinder 2 against which they are held by thering 29 and a ring 30, which latter is slipped over the upper end ofsaid cylinder 2. The shaft 5 is then inserted in the cylinder 2, so thatthe circular track 6 will overlap and hold the ring 30 firmly upon theupper ends of the brushes 26. The spider 8 is then placed in positionover the upper portion of the shaft 5 and the brushes 25 are placedagainst. the inner surface of the side of the tub 1, where they arereliably held by the ring 28 and a flanged ring 31 slipped over theupper ends of said brushes and the upper edge of the tub 1, as disclosedby Fig. l. The ring 31 is then reliably held in place by the lid 9,which is provided at one side with a door so that articles to be washedmay be placed in the tub or removed therefrom without removing theentire lid 9.

The lid 9 and the door 32 are firmly held down upon the ring 31 by clips33. The door 32 is secured to the lid 9 by hinges 3i and is reinforcedby a strip 36 secured thereto. The lid 9 is reinforced by a strip 36firmly secured thereto and provided with a bearing 37 for the adjacentend of the shaft 16.

\Vith the foregoing arrangement of brushes, it is evident that when theagitator is actuated the articles will be thoroughly rubbed over thebristles of said brushes, and the water will be forced through saidarticles-until they are thoroughly cleansed. In order that the water maythoroughly circulate through the cylinder 2, slots 38 are formed thereinfor the entrance and discharge of water passing through the recesses 27in the longitudinal sides of the brushes 26.

From the foregoing description, it is apparent that I have produced asanitary washing machine in which garments and other articles may bequickly and thoroughly cleansed at a minimum expenditure of time andlabor, and while I have shown and described the preferred form of myinvention, I reserve the right to make such changes in the construction,combination, and arrangement of parts as properly fall within the spiritand scope of the claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. In combination with a tub having a central cylinder therein, a shaftin the cylinder projecting thereabove, a circular track secured to theshaft and seating on the upper end of the cylinder, a spider journaledon the shaft above said track andv having rollers which ride on thetrack, rollers borne by the spider and extending thereahove, a lid. acircular track on the lid engaged with the last named rollers, means to-.sy as mimictor W rotate the spider and clothes engaging means borne bythe spider and depending rin surroundim the to of said member and havinga depending flange which engages the top ends of the brush backs whichabut said member, a ring surrounding the top of the tub and having adepending flange which engages the top ends of the brush backs whichabut the tub sides, and a pair of rings one of which surrounds thebottom of said member and the other of which is disposed adjacent thetub sides, said pair of rings having vertical flanges which receive thelower ends of the respective series of vertical brush backs, and havinghorizontal flanges which engage over the respective ends of the bottombrush backs and clothes engaging means operable in the space below thebrushes.

3. In combination with a tub having a central vertical hollow member thelatter provided withspaced vertical slots, a series of vertical brushesarranged in abutting relation about said member and having verticalregistering side recesses which registering recesses register with saidslots, and clothes engaging means operable within the tub.

4. In combination with a tub having a central vertical member therein,two series of vertical brushes abutting said member and the interior ofthe tub sides respec-

